Wicked Joplin
By: Larry Wood
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781609490935
Subjects: Social conditions; History; Corruption; Biography; Crime
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-110).
Table of contents: title: Early growth and the reign of terror; title: Sinful sirens : Dutch Em and the two Mollies; title: Lizzie Bobbitt and the "enticing" of Kissie West; title: Straight whiskey with an edge like a buzz saw; title: Twisting the tiger's tail; title: Raising hell generally; title: A.S. and Cora Johnson and the Vaudeville Variety Theatre; title: From Jayhawker to Joplinite; title: The boss beer man and other founding fathers; title: Joe Thornton : a desperado of the worst character; title: The infamous House of Lords; title: One of those hot spots you get into and can't get out of : Bonnie and Clyde's Joplin shootout; title: Epilogue: Joplin's reputation through the years.